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Notable locations in Big Sandy: Centennial Mills Incorporated Elevator (A), Big Sandy (B), General Mills Incorporated Elevator (C), Big Sandy Branch Library (D), Big Sandy Police Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Big Sandy include: Methodist Church - Rohrer United (A), Saint Margaret Marys Catholic Church (B), Big Sandy Community Church of God (C), Big Sandy Christian Fellowship Assembly of God Church (D), Christ Lutheran Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Big Sandy Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Big Sandy Chamber of Commerce (Museums; 87 Johannes Avenue West).
Hotels: Q'S Motel (98 Judith Landing Road), Big Sandy Motel (98 Judith Landing Road).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Big Sandy and their reported violations in the past:
BIG SANDY TOWN OF (Population served: 730, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 8 minor monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  14.1% | | Whole state: |  14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Big Sandy, MT
47 people in nursing homes
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Big Sandy compared to Montana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Big Sandy (2009 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Big Sandy Branch at One Johannes Avenue, branch established on 1910-07-02. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Chouteau County Montana:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religion statistics for Big Sandy
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Evangelical Free Church of America |
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| Adherents | 69.0% | 9.1% | 7.6% | 5.1% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 23.5% | 29.4% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
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| Name | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Hutterian Brethren | Lutheran Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
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| Congregations | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $540 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $842 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,431 | $17,172 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,621 | $31,452 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,540 | $18,480 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,623 | $31,476 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $8,215 | $24,645 | 2 | $1,382 |
Big Sandy government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $78,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $89,000
Sewerage: $63,000
Regular Highways: $56,000
Police Protection: $42,000
Parks & Recreation: $26,000
Financial Administration: $24,000
General Public Buildings: $7,000
Fire Protection: $6,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $127,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $102,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $25,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $27,000
General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $347,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $79,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $47,000
Highways: $22,000
All Other: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $55,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $64,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000
6.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,867 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.13% | | Montana average: | 8.25% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,652 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.58% | | Montana average: | 7.69% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Big Sandy:
- KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- KOJM (610 AM; 1 kW; HAVRE, MT; Owner: NEW MEDIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KSEN (1150 AM; 10 kW; SHELBY, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
- KEIN (1310 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: MUNSON RADIO, INC.)
- KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
- KKGR (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: KKGR, INC.)
- KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KJJR (880 AM; 10 kW; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Big Sandy:
- KXEI (95.1 FM; HAVRE, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KNMC (90.1 FM; HAVRE, MT; Owner: NORTHERN MONTANA COLLEGE)
- KPQX (92.5 FM; HAVRE, MT; Owner: NEW MEDIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KEHT (100.3 FM; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
- K261CC (100.1 FM; CHESTER, MT; Owner: RANDALL D. ROCKS)
TV broadcast stations around Big Sandy:
- K07IP (Channel 7; BIG SANDY, MT; Owner: BIG SANDY TV CLUB)
- K10BK (Channel 10; BIG SANDY, MT; Owner: BIG SANDY TV CLUB)
- K13OQ (Channel 13; BIG SANDY, MT; Owner: BIG SANDY TV CLUB)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- 7 Miles South By Southwest Of Big Sandy, Type: Mast, Structure height: 29.9 m, Call Sign: KNKN353
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 10/17/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- 200' S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 12 m, Overall height: 13.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00002257
Registrant: Montana Power Company, 40 E Broadway, Butte, MT 59701-6095, Phone: (406) 723-5421, Email:
- Robert Leedham, 8.3 Mi At 255 Degrees From, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 61 m
Registrant: The Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106-1199, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Big Sandy, MT)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5- STATION, Tyler Ridge M/W Sta 10 Mi W, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WNER741
Assigned Frequencies : 1935.00 MHz, 2189.60 MHz, 955.550 MHz
Grant Date: 01/07/1997, Expiration Date: 02/13/2002, Cancelation Date: 04/26/2001
Registrant: Phone: (406) 723-5421 - FARLEY, Farley 6.6 Mi W Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WNTM239
Assigned Frequencies : 6585.00 MHz, 6665.62 MHz, 6620.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/27/2002, Expiration Date: 04/04/2012, Certifier: Bruce A Mckinley
Registrant: Northwestern Energy, 40 East Broadway Street, Butte, MT 59701, Phone: (406) 497-1000, Fax: (406) 497-3525, Email:
- BIGSANDY JC, 6.5 Mi Sw Of, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: KPI56
Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5974.90 MHz, 5974.90 MHz
Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010
Registrant: Qwest Corporation, 700 W. Mineral Ave., Rm. Ia-C7.18, Littleton, CO 80120, Phone: (303) 707-8714, Fax: (303) 707-9711, Email:
- STATION, 8.3 Mi At 255 Degrees From, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WAA797
Assigned Frequencies : 6585.00 MHz, 6685.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/20/1999, Expiration Date: 06/30/2009, Cancelation Date: 04/15/2009
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (914) 551-4615, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
- STATION, Montana Power Co Ofc, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WIA969
Assigned Frequencies : 953.950 MHz
Grant Date: 01/07/1997, Expiration Date: 02/13/2002, Cancelation Date: 04/26/2001
Registrant: Phone: (406) 723-5421
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- Centennial Mountain 12.8 Miles East Northeast, Call Sign: KUD209, Licensee ID: L00006216
Assigned Frequencies : 152.210 MHz, 152.180 MHz, 459.350 MHz, 459.250 MHz, 459.350 MHz
Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancelation Date: 06/05/1999
Registrant: Everett F. Tyrrel Dba: Havre Answering Service, Havre, MT 59501
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1- Big Sandy Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 7 m, Call Sign: WJD8
Assigned Frequencies : 122.900 MHz
Grant Date: 01/10/2008, Expiration Date: 04/05/2018
Registrant: State Of Montana Aeronautics Division, 2630 Airport Road, Helena, MT 59620-0507, Phone: (406) 444-2506, Fax: (406) 444-2519, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3- Call Sign: KB7TXS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00083362
Grant Date: 04/04/2003, Expiration Date: 04/27/2013
Registrant: Ralph R Merrill, Box 8, Big Sandy, MT 59520 - Call Sign: KD7WTO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00704662
Grant Date: 06/30/2003, Expiration Date: 06/30/2013, Cancelation Date: 09/28/2007, Certifier: Michael P Kassner
Registrant: Michael P Kassner, 266 First St N, Big Sandy, MT 59520 - Call Sign: W7MPK, Previous Call Sign: KD7WTO, Licensee ID: L00704662
Grant Date: 09/28/2007, Expiration Date: 09/28/2017, Certifier: Michael P Kassner
Registrant: Michael P Kassner, 266 First St N, Big Sandy, MT 59520
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 15 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Big Sandy)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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